Dynamics of the double burden of malnutrition and the changing nutrition reality

BM Popkin, C Corvalan, LM Grummer-Strawn - The Lancet, 2020 - thelancet.com
The double burden of malnutrition (DBM), defined as the simultaneous manifestation of both
undernutrition and overweight and obesity, affects most low-income and middle-income …

The double burden of malnutrition: aetiological pathways and consequences for health

JC Wells, AL Sawaya, R Wibaek, M Mwangome… - The Lancet, 2020 - thelancet.com
Malnutrition has historically been researched and addressed within two distinct silos,
focusing either on undernutrition, food insecurity, and micronutrient deficiencies, or on …

Double-duty actions: seizing programme and policy opportunities to address malnutrition in all its forms

C Hawkes, MT Ruel, L Salm, B Sinclair, F Branca - The Lancet, 2020 - thelancet.com
Actions to address different forms of malnutrition are typically managed by separate
communities, policies, programmes, governance structures, and funding streams. By …

NCD Countdown 2030: worldwide trends in non-communicable disease mortality and progress towards Sustainable Development Goal target 3.4

JE Bennett, GA Stevens, CD Mathers, R Bonita… - The lancet, 2018 - thelancet.com
Summary The third UN High-Level Meeting on Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) on
Sept 27, 2018, will review national and global progress towards the prevention and control …

Obesity and the food system transformation in Latin America

BM Popkin, T Reardon - Obesity Reviews, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Summary The Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) region faces a major diet‐related
health problem accompanied by enormous economic and social costs. The shifts in diet are …

[HTML][HTML] Perspective: what does stunting really mean? A critical review of the evidence

JL Leroy, EA Frongillo - Advances in Nutrition, 2019 - Elsevier
The past decade has seen an unprecedented increase in attention to undernutrition, and
drastically reducing child stunting has become a global development objective. The strong …

Health and development from preconception to 20 years of age and human capital

RE Black, L Liu, FP Hartwig, F Villavicencio… - The Lancet, 2022 - thelancet.com
Optimal health and development from preconception to adulthood are crucial for human
flourishing and the formation of human capital. The Nurturing Care Framework, as adapted …

Childhood stunting: a global perspective

M De Onis, F Branca - Maternal & child nutrition, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Childhood stunting is the best overall indicator of children's well‐being and an accurate
reflection of social inequalities. Stunting is the most prevalent form of child malnutrition with …

[HTML][HTML] Risk of poor development in young children in low-income and middle-income countries: an estimation and analysis at the global, regional, and country level

C Lu, MM Black, LM Richter - The Lancet Global Health, 2016 - thelancet.com
Background A 2007 study published in The Lancet estimated that approximately 219 million
children aged younger than 5 years were exposed to stunting or extreme poverty in 2004 …

Global, regional, and national causes of child mortality in 2000–13, with projections to inform post-2015 priorities: an updated systematic analysis

L Liu, S Oza, D Hogan, J Perin, I Rudan, JE Lawn… - The lancet, 2015 - thelancet.com
Background Trend data for causes of child death are crucial to inform priorities for improving
child survival by and beyond 2015. We report child mortality by cause estimates in 2000–13 …